Sixth placed, Naas were the visitors to The Dub on Saturday to play seventh placed Queens, in an AIL1B fixture. Both sides needed a win and for results to go their way if they were to make the Play Offs. A strong, cold diagonal wind blew across the pitch, initially in Queens favour.

Naas kicked off and when Queens couldn’t clear their lines, camped in the Queens 22.  Pressure led to Will O’Brien’s try after 6 minutes. Peter Osborne’s conversion put Nass 7-0 up.

Queens responded in their first attack. From a rolling lineout maul Henry Walker claimed the score. Ben McFarlane nailed the conversion, from a difficult angle, through the crosswind for 7-7 after 11 minutes.

Naas kept the scoreboard ticking over with a long range penalty goal on 16 minutes, before David O’Sullivan was on the end of . . .